Chatto’s soft plastics etc
I really enjoying making top pour soft plastics and am keen to share with fishonfly and fishonlure members the process of making soft plastics and will progressively add that information to this link.
Lures
Samaki hardlicious vibe 110
Maneuvered up or down or held on the hang in front of barra I can see when I have my Garmin’s set in “Perspective” mode I can see not only the lure but also moving fish. As long as the barra hangs around I am happy to hold the lure in its vicinity imparting just the smallest of movements with the rod tip. When a barra does decide to feel the offing in its mouth all hell breaks loose … wow.
Belista Juggenaut
I over-paint my Juggernaut’s in two popular barra colours. The first is gold with black bars and the second is black with chartreuse bars. In each case the area where the light shines has two coats of undercoat so the the light is subdued but still faintly obvious to barra.
Westin bony bream
The Westin “Bony the Bream Vibe is 100mm and 30g of weight and one of my favourite vibes particularly in stripy perch (black/orange) & smelt (which is basically white with a little orange).
Chatto’s Grub tail prawn – open/top pour soft plastic
This combination, my grub tail prawn, has earned a place in my tackle box as a favourite when scroungers such as fingermark, blue salmon, grunter, mangrove jack, flathead, bigger than average bream and of course rock cod are on the chew.
Alpha prawn – open/top pour soft plastic
These 130mm long top pour soft plastics are my take on a soft plastic imitation of a prawn and I use them when targeting not only barramundi but also other larger fish that thrive on prawns such as fingermark, flathead and grunter.
Alpha Gar – open/top pour soft plastic
These are big soft plastics for big barra. I make them in just 6 colours and fish them in Awoonga Dam which is of course a freshwater impoundment. I also fish them in coastal barra waters including Gladstone Harbor and the Narrows.
Z Man DieZel MinnowZ – 7″
Barra love big baits and this softy is getting up there. This is one of may favorite baits for low light or in dirty water conditions
Z Man SwimmerZ – 6″
This is my favorite medium size soft plastic paddle tail swim bait and has a great mullet shaped profile and realistic swimming action at any speed. I rig it in two ways. On TT Headlock jig heads generally in 1/4 oz and 3/8 oz sizes It has a big advantage over most other paddle tails … Read more
Zerek Fish Trap Soft Vibe
This is a lure I have added to my Coastal and estuary lure box particularly for barred grunter. Grunter turn up in our estuaries and rivers during summer and will often stay there until heavy rain makes it too dirty for their liking. In times of low rain they may stay in their summer abode right through winter.